Lines

Age rolling down my face in lines
counting down the seconds of my life

Set Sail

Evil comes to defile
anger begot, death and destruction
disaster rides high
as we sail the Nile
eyes conveying militant smiles

It's now

There was never
enough time
between
what we had been
or what we
were going to be
to even dry that
tear from the
corner of your eye
so, it's now
and never more

Beyond Reach

Standard procedure
dead rat
and vultures
having seizures
surrendered emotions
the world turning
in slow motion
bargain bin lust
mother takes another lover
speaking broken english
there's no time for tea
father's mistrust
makes him so happy
court room drama
a half witted judge
presides over all
as your parents fight
over ownership rights
and you take love
running out to chase
the fading sunlight
on a silver haired lama
 and with you alone
Buddha confides
flowing with green
seas and undercurrents
grab you in riptides
drifting away
beyond the reach
of your lifeline

Daytime Lives

Back page smiles
here he comes again
that funny young man
and tag along friend
looking for transportation
and daytime lives

On the move

You can't say life takes you nowhere
as time moves you from here to there

Who's to say

Good conversation
good friends
hard work, self-pity
confusion, anger, love
worried
stupidity
inspiration
strangers are friends
dreams reality
and reality a dream
who's to say
what's real
but ourselves
if we exist
at all

light spectrum

No background
limestone hands
crater edged highways
entertainment cells
dead men ringing
church bells
bullshit philsophy
sunken ships
below the raging sea
airwaves bent over
a light spectrum
awaits the great
car accident....

Speak

Speak, say what needs to be said before the time slips away

Limbo

That perfect place between tomorrow and yesterday
between knowing and far off dreams, reveled

Rolled Away

She rolled away today
big tears swelling eyes
while we stood there
through the eternal goodbye

That final day

On that final day
when our pallor
grew so gray
gasping for air
that yielded so reluctently
a parody played out
and undid our minds

Magic Box

Magic box of light and truth
cast your spell for us again
freeze time for us standing here
in this happy moment of youth
so that it will never end
preserved throughout the years

frightening glory

Dig me a hole to lay myself down in
disaster catching up with me again
caught bound in chains
dragging a heavy load
growing weary from the strain
carefully weighing every decision
at each turn facing opposition
throw it all away
walk the barren road again
forget all you've learned
this world such a silly thing
perceived with a child's mind
all the world aligned again
in wondrous, frightening glory

Transcend

We're meant to transcend from life's obstacles

Away Again

Impaired sound

an endless flight

what you've said lifted me

so far above the ground

say it again

I'm not sure

I heard you right

impaired sight

I thought I saw you

but you're not here

it must be this bad light

when I come down

from where I am

I know

you'll send me

away again

About to drop

Life is but a stage

we're all actors

in a complicated play

will someone help me

the director forgot

to give me my lines

walking into the middle

of the next scene

without finishing the last

Playing the wrong role

I guess

I missed curtain call

Oh! Please someone help me

I need another prop

something to hold while the curtain falls

Hurry please

hurry

it's about to drop

Back on Track

Feeling free

from the shackles

stagnation

bondage

in the past

knowing freedom

at last

oh, what to do?

you move first

then I'll follow you

if you go astray

and wish to hide

remember I'll soon

be at your side

and together we

can find the way back

even though every bread crumb

is gone

together we will

soon

be back

on track

On tooth and tether

Raising birds of pray

on tooth and tether

vacancy signs

all misspelled

walking deserted streets

alone at night

losing touch

loneliness

is not as silent

as I imagined

Captured

It took a million words
and more than a hundred days
to win you over
but only two words
to dive you away

Hitching a ride

The box cars may seem

a bit cold

but they're my home

when I'm on the road

I've traveled far from my start

experience filling my heart

pondering the mysteries

painting the picture of my life

figuring out what I'm looking for

and to just once to be free of my weariness

Roman Revival

Harmony is dead

killed along with dreams

anxiety the driving force

the world slowly falling

apart at the seams

chaos and disorder

has become our binding cause

people praying for the end

total destruction

longing for our greatest loss

Back Sliding

There are days you'll slide back
into what you didn't like before
and you'll find out quick
it's  yourself you deplore

Journey On

I'm tired but can't sleep

inspired not

I want to write

dispel my discontent

quiet my nerves

restoring natural strength

casting off false aparations

breathing again

from the heart and soul

seeking to regain

my natural role

reclaiming myself

which the world

for a time had stolen

composed and calm

I find it easier

to journey on

Proverbs

Proverbs bought and sold

argued over and followed blindly

Proverbs to tease the soul

standards in measure and time

walls built to stand behind

protection from unknown roads

Proverbs freed of lifelines

Inside Out

We wore dollar bill faces
and sly, pleading smiles
throughout love
collecting age
wearing our bones ragged
and parodied ourselves
playing silly games
us, just inside out

Clearing the way

Big screen rewirtes
coming naturally from the soul
following the divine plan
wishing to fulfill my role
bring on my test
bring on my trials
this destruction of evil
the world's ultimate conquest
they say the second coming
is drawing near
the light of the truth
will soon be here
to dispel all darkness
leaving the way
unmistakably clear

Tomorrow

Everyday it's tomorrow
and we never know
what tomorrow will bring

Machines

We've create a world in our own image.....
only to find we're nothing more than machines

Plan

Having a plan for life will give you some direction

Extreme

The instance of our being is our extreme existence, life

Eternity

Let eternity play her hand
until the moon is full again
and we find our way out
of the darkness around us

Grow Up

I felt at peace amid unfamiliar surroundings
beginning to enjoy the beauty and feel part of the whole
here I'll stay, or so I thought.......
but then you know everyone has to grow up